TOPICS:Trends. A representative from Cornerstone Research will discuss the latest filing trends in class action securities cases and derivative litigation; panelists will discuss the implications of these trends.Moderator: John Simon, Principal, Cornerstone Research

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Panelists will also discuss the implications of recent Delaware decisions, including In Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Ret. Sys. v. Pyott (holding the dismissal of a derivative suit in CA not res judicata as to shareholder derivative suit in DE), and In re Complete Genomics, Inc. Shareholder Litigation (enjoining defendants from enforcing a "don't ask don't waive" provision in a merger agreement). Moderator: Carl Volz, Dechert LLP

Significant Decisions. Panelists will discuss significant securities decisions, including the circuit split over whether a lead plaintiff has standing to bring claims on behalf of a class that the plaintiff cannot assert individually (Plumber's Union Local 12 Pension Fund v. Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. (1st Cir.) and Goldman Sachs v. NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund (2d Cir.)), as well as the Second Circuit's recent decision in Panther Partners v. Ikanos Communications, holding that Ds could be held liable under section 11 and 12 for failing to adequately disclose "known trends".Moderator: Prof. Mark Moller, DePaul University College of Law